Movies: Star Wars: Episode VIII THE LAST JEDI December 15, 2017
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I asked myself "Why is an 18 year old kid leading the army?" No idea he was in his 30's.
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Worried they're going to go straight formulaic with this one and copy Empire with a crazy parental/sibling-based plot twist.
Although if they go with some along the lines of this...
...that'd be pretty dope.
Although if they go with some along the lines of this...
...that'd be pretty dope.
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Rian Johnson seems great (he convinced Vince Gilligan to promote from filler Director to the Director of the most important episode in the series on Breaking Bad), and he wrote AND directed VIII, + since TFA covered next to no narrative ground he's basically starting afresh.
Cautiously optimistic. Glad that Abrams didn't sign on to direct all three.
Cautiously optimistic. Glad that Abrams didn't sign on to direct all three.
I still give him the benefit of the doubt that the script he was handed and what he had to work with in that regard was the worst part of Jurassic World. If he gets a good script to work with I know he can at least deliver on the action.
He's not even close to the best choice but it can work.
ArGarBarGar
What do we want!? Unfair!
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Expecting this to be a fun but unremarkable movie that will be lauded in the first week then over time lose a lot of its luster.
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ArGarBarGar
What do we want!? Unfair!
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depends I guess. Episode 7 after the initial theatre surge has gone on to have the 5th highest U.S. Blu-Ray sales in history and are only back 4000 units on Avengers for 4th and which also has a four year lead on VII.
I think while simple, they are highly popular and should more than likely have a much longer life than the initial "one week" theatre release. But that is just myself as a fan speaking
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Leaked plot
[spoil]After the rebellion has been brutally overpowered by the first order on their newly established base, Rey takes advanced Jedi training with Luke, while her friends are pursued by Kylo Ren as part of his plan to capture Luke.[/spoil]
[spoil]After the rebellion has been brutally overpowered by the first order on their newly established base, Rey takes advanced Jedi training with Luke, while her friends are pursued by Kylo Ren as part of his plan to capture Luke.[/spoil]
WarriorOfGandhi
Was saying Boo-urns
I can wait for a fight on a snow planet followed by Rey learning the ways of the Force from Luke and a confrontation between good and evil (possibly with an important plot-twist-revelation) on a floating city
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This is... a joke? Right?Leaked plot
[spoil]After the rebellion has been brutally overpowered by the first order on their newly established base, Rey takes advanced Jedi training with Luke, while her friends are pursued by Kylo Ren as part of his plan to capture Luke.[/spoil]
The fact that I can't be sure is concerning.
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I do include the OT for this precise reason. If you start nitpicking like people are doing with all the newer movies, the initial positive experience will be lessened. ESB maybe being the exception.
SW isn't masterpiece material. It is very good entertainment. The universe is so unique and fun that we don't mind the overplayed and cliched story. SW has always been super formulaic and full of tropes.
I love SW, I love TFA and I love R1. I do realize they aren't, for the most part, great cinema.
All these "leaks" are fun. 
So far they haven't strayed from what they teased before TFA was released. I don't expect them to stray this go around either. They are sticking to the same motifs. That lightsabre is Excalibur and Luke will be Merlin. The real wild card is Kylo Ren. I assume he will continue his development as a villain which could mean we get a more competent Ren this time around to up the ante on his threat to Rey and the others. It's the only way he can be an effective bad guy at this point because he was beaten in TFA.
Empire has been the only one to actually increase in popularity over the years.
So far they haven't strayed from what they teased before TFA was released. I don't expect them to stray this go around either. They are sticking to the same motifs. That lightsabre is Excalibur and Luke will be Merlin. The real wild card is Kylo Ren. I assume he will continue his development as a villain which could mean we get a more competent Ren this time around to up the ante on his threat to Rey and the others. It's the only way he can be an effective bad guy at this point because he was beaten in TFA. Empire has been the only one to actually increase in popularity over the years.
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I'm guessing Luke is going to be a reluctant teacher, then Rey gets frustrated and leaves, running into Benicio del Toro's character, who offers to train her. BUT IS HE GOOD OR EVIL????
(I don't think I've ever seen a movie with that actor, so I have no idea if that makes sense or not)
Maybe it's best to leave speculation until the first trailer perhaps.
(I don't think I've ever seen a movie with that actor, so I have no idea if that makes sense or not)
Maybe it's best to leave speculation until the first trailer perhaps.
I would just like to remind people that some of the first "leaked" plot from TFA had the movie opening with Luke's hand with his lightsaber floating in space and then somehow surviving reentry into an atmosphere to be found on the ground.
There were also the "Luke is Kylo Ren!" theories even after it was confirmed Adam Driver was playing him.
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